A Cognitive Psychologist Wants to Learn About How a Person

question 84

Multiple Choice

A cognitive psychologist wants to learn about how a person thinks when solving a problem. What is the primary difficulty with simply asking people to describe their own thought process?

• A) Research participants usually lie when describing their thought processes.
• B) People think differently in a psychology laboratory than they do in "real life."
• C) People are not always aware of how they solve particular problems.
• D) Problem solving always involves thinking without words.

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